Guard-rail fastener



ug.`6, 1929. l T, MANEY 1,723,797 I GUARD RAIL FASTENER Filed April 6, 1929 \\l\\\ u www Patented Ang. t5,

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THOMAS MANEY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

GUARD-BAIL FASTENER.

Application filed April 6, 1929.

rlhis invention relates to an improvement in guard rail fasteners.

The present invention is an improvement on my United States Patent No. 1,639,524, et August 1G, 1997, and relates to the construction and disposition oi the resilient liller interposed between the guard rail chair and they base of the guard rail.

The obj ectoi the improvement is to direct the abrasive eiieet et' a depression et the guard rail against the base oi" the guard rail instead of against the chair. This prevents an undue wearing away ot the chair and greatly lengthens the lite ot the chair, although the guard rails have to be removed at frequent intervals, since they are worn away by the wheels oi' the train and would be renewed regardless ot any wearing away which may be caused. by the re 'iient liller.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a sectional view partly in side elevation showing the invention applied;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View on the line 2-2 ot Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a siight inodilication.

The numeral 1 designates the main rail that is mounted upon the usual tie plate 2 and which may be seated on the tie 3, or otherwise. Also carried on this tie plate 2 a chair 4, which may be ot any suitable t'orinH the one illustrated bengot the torni shown in' my Patent No. 1,713,879, May 2i, i929.

This chair is provided with an arm 5 formed integral therewith and which abuts against the head of the main rail l, so as to brace the main rail. rlhe chair may be of any suitable construction and the invention may be used with different toi-nis oit chairs and is not limited to the iorni shown in the drawings, this being illustilated merely as a l matter of convenience.

rllhe chair 4 is provided with a seat 6, within which the base 7 of a guard rail 8 fits and is mounted. The seat 6 formed in the chair is provided with a shoulder 9 disposed over the base flange 7 ot the guard rail 8 to facilitate mounting ot the guard rail in the chair seat and at the same time to cause the upper portion of the chair to rigidly brace the guard rail.

In order to eflctively hold the guard rail in the seat 6, after it has been disposed Serial No. 353,022.

therein, a resilient key l0 ot the. torni best shown in .Fig. 2 is inserted between the shoulder 9 and the base tiange 7 ot the guard rail.

In the torni shown in Fig. 2, this key provided with a straight, smooth, and itat portion ll, at the opposite ends ot which portion. shoulders l2 are termed, which tei ininate in bows 13, after which the ends are bent under the tiat portion il tix-ward each other and then toward the iiat portion ll as at 14. In this way, the ends ot the resilient key bear against the base iange 7 ot the guard rail, while that portion bearing against the shoulder 9 is flat. Censier]uently` when a depression is given to the guard rail, the abrasive etl'eet thereotI will be directed against the base ot the guard rail instead ot against the shoulder 9 oit the chair, which prevents a wearing away ot the shoulder and distributes the wear over the base ot the guard rail, which is not so objectionable, because the guard rail must be renewed at intervals to compensate for the wearing away caused by the train wheeis.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3, the etect of the resilient ley l0 is the same. It is provided with a tiattened portion il, which terminates in an end shoulder 12 at one end and at the opposite end has the bow 13 which is bent back to form the under spring end 11i. rihe spring action is the same and here also the wear wili be distributed over` the base 'flange ot the guard rail and approxiniately the center oi the chair.

ln this form, the spring is inserted and removed from the saine end which permits the bow 19 to be made l arger th: n the bows 13 in the torni shown in Fig. 2, in which the spring may be inserted and removed from either end.

I claim:

l. The combination ot' a guard rail, a chair t'or bracing said guard rail and having a space between it and a portion ot rthe guard rail, and a resilient key inserted in said space tor exerting1 pressure on the guard rail and chair, said key having a :flattened portion bearing against the chair and an end portion bearing against the guard rail.

2. The combination ot a guard raii, a chair tor bracing said guard rail and having a space between it and a portion ot the guard rail, and a bow-shaped resilient key inserted in said space for exerting pressure on the guard rail and Chair.

3. The combination of a guard rail, a Chair for bracing said guard rail and liaving a space between it and a portion of the guard rail, a bow-shaped resilient key inserted in said space 'tor exerting pressure on the. guard rail and Chair, said key hai-'ing a side portion extending throughout the Width ot the Contacting portion or the eliaii' and having another side portion engaging a portion oi't the guard rail.

4; The combination of a guard rail, a chair for bracing said guard rail and having a space between it and a portion oi" the guard rail7 and a vbow-shaped resilient key inserted in said spaee vfor exerting pressure on the guard rail and chair, said key having a fiat side extending throughout the Widthof the contacting portion oic the eliair and having an end portion engaging the guard rail and joined to the vfiat side by the bow atthe ends thereof.

.5. The combination of a guard rail, a chair for bracing said guard rail and hav ing a space between it and a portion of the guard rail, and a resilient key inserted in said space for exerting pressure on the guard rail and Chaira said key haring a flat side portion extending in contacting relation with the contacting portion of the ehair throughout the Width of said contacting portion, shoulders ilornied at the opposite ends of said straight portion and adapted to be disposed on opposite sides of the Chairg and an end portion joined to the liet portion by a spring bow at the ends thereof, said end portion being adapted to bear against the guard rail.

6. A resilient key for exerting tension between a guard rail and eliair therefor, and having a flattened or straight portion .idspi' ed to bear against the eliair throughout the width of the contact-ing portion thereoiE and having an end po tion joined to said straight portion by a resilient bemr said end portion being adapted to engage the guard rail.

In testimony whereof I affix iny signature.

THOMAS Mi "'JEY. 

